ED Decision 2011/016/R
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDERS OF AN IR
USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(a) The requirement of FCL.055(d) includes the ability to use the English language for the following purposes:
(1) flight: R/T relevant to all phases of flight, including emergency situations.
(2) ground: all information relevant to the accomplishment of a flight:
(i) be able to read and demonstrate an understanding of technical manuals written in English, for example an operations manual, a helicopter flight manual, etc.;
(ii) pre-flight planning, weather information collection, NOTAMs, ATC flight plan, etc.;
(iii) use of all aeronautical en-route, departure and approach charts and associated documents written in English.
(3) communication: be able to communicate with other crew members in English during all phases of flight, including flight preparation.
(b) Alternatively, the items in (a) above may be demonstrated:
(1) by having passed a specific examination given by the competent authority after having undertaken a course of training enabling the applicant to meet all the objectives listed in (a) above; or
(2) the item in (a)(1) above is considered to be fulfilled, if the applicant has passed an IR, MPL or ATPL skill test and proficiency check during which the two-way R/T communication is performed in English;
(3) the item in (a)(2) above is considered to be fulfilled if the applicant has graduated from an IR, MPL or ATP course given in English or if he or she has passed the theoretical IR or ATPL examination in English;
(4) the item in (a)(3) above is considered to be fulfilled, if the applicant for or the holder of an IR has graduated from an MCC course given in English and is holding a certificate of satisfactory completion of that course or if the applicant has passed a MP skill test and proficiency check for the issue of a class or type rating during which the two-way R/T communication and the communication with other crew members are performed in English.
(c) Where the examination methods referred to above are equivalent to those established for the language proficiency requirements in accordance with AMC1 FCL.055, the examination may be used to issue a language proficiency endorsement.
AMC3 FCL.055 details English language requirements for IR holders, covering flight R/T, ground tasks like reading manuals and charts, and crew communication, with alternative demonstration methods.
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